In a separate incident, police arrested a suspect for the
attempted shooting of a police officer after a routine traffic
stop, also in Algiers.

In the first case, Williams said, detectives were conducting
surveillance in the area for illegal drug activity when they heard gunshots and
observed a vehicle speed off. Believing the shooters were inside the vehicle, the detectives called
in the car's description over the radio and went to aid the victim.

They found the man lying on the sidewalk suffering from multiple
gunshot wounds to the body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

"We had a good number of officers in the Fourth District today because of Mission 2," Superintendent Ronal Serpas said. "Today's speedy
apprehension of these suspects is a direct result of Mission 2 and additional
officers in neighborhoods on weekends that have become recent hot spots for
violent crime, as well as focused officers who knew exactly what to do and
wasted no time getting to it. This was a tremendous job."

Police located and seized several guns that are believed to have been
tossed out the car's window by the suspects as they were being pursued. Detectives
are in the process of identifying and locating a third suspect, according to
police.

Covington has four previous misdemeanor arrests involving charges of
illegal carrying of a weapon, resisting an officer, disturbing the peace,
criminal trespassing and warrants, according to police.

In the second incident, the identity of the suspect arrested for the
attempted shooting of a Fourth District police officer is still being verified, according to NOPD
spokesperson Remi Braden.

According to police, at around 2:30 p.m. Glen Evans, 19, was pulled
over for running a stop sign near the intersection of Woodland Drive and
MacArthur Boulevard. When the vehicle was stopped, an unidentified male suspect jumped out and took off on foot.

As an officer pursued the suspect, he observed the man pointing a gun
at him, according to police. The officer then pulled out his gun and fired one
shot, missing the man. The suspect continued to flee on foot but was arrested a short time later
by a K-9 unit in the 100 block of Neil Street. He was treated for a dog bite.

Officers searched the area and located a loaded .40 caliber Smith and
Wesson handgun. According to police, the gun had jammed, as one
bullet was lodged in it. A check of the weapon's serial number revealed it had
been stolen.

Evans was also arrested for driving on a suspended license. A second
passenger in the vehicle was interviewed and released.

Serpas touted the officers' quick thinking and the canine unit's quick arrival
on the scene in a written statement. "This was an incredibly dangerous situation where these officers' lives
were on the line, and -- despite the suspect revealing that he had a gun -- our
officers were not deterred," he said. "Because of their quick thinking this
gunman is off the streets tonight."